Shari

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Honey a year is still very soon to be well, at one year I was still

sick, though I worked all the time. To me I take a different stance

than some, I always felt that work and exercise helped me heal, of

course this can just be a bunch of BS or it is just what helped me.

Being at home was so depressing, I hated it, I moved to Idaho and was

in a new job immediately, my job is more mentally than physically

demanding but with pain pills I coped and made friends and the fact

is it helped me to get out of the house and take my mind of illness.

It just made me feel better. Of course not everyone can do that, I

was really ill though, and it just got better, at around 18 months I

knew I was going to heal completely, and have, other than this damned

foot/achilles tendon pain thing, I am doing great. I have an

incredibly busy life, sometimes too busy, but it is cool, it keeps me

sane. I was ill with strep throat and then after I got well we went

on a vacation to Mexico, I missed my work out for about 3 weeks

total, and I can say I am completely positive that working out helps

my pain, it keeps it from settling into my tendons and joints. Once I

have started to exercise again I feel better. I know when you hurt it

seems like the very last thing you want to do, but trust me, anything

at all will help you,walking and stretching etc.

Anyhow hang in there girl, try to move around, see if that will give

you relief, try to be patient, it takes time

In , halvey70@a... wrote:

> no - I am almost one year post explant and still sick. I did

finally land an appt next month w/ an infectious disease doc.

hopefully they will get to the bottom of what is inside me before I

just die .... this is how I feel. I am very scared

> love

> shari